Rhodes College pitcher/future doctor takes metaphorical hit from COVID-19
Trey Sledge delayed med school to play one more season; that season was cut short
Rhodes College senior pitcher Trey Sledge (right) shares a pizza with his “little brother” Edward Cathey, 15, inside the dugout at Irwin Lainoff Stadium on March 19, 2020. Sledge came back to school as a fifth-year senior to play baseball rather than attend medical school. Then his last season, one of Rhodes' best, was cut short by the coronavirus outbreak. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Trey Sledge had a good plan: Return to Rhodes College and pitch one last season before heading to med school. And then coronavirus happened and the season ended before the best part.
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Don Wade has been a Memphis journalist since 1998 and he has won awards for both his sports and news/feature writing. He is originally from Kansas City and is married with three sons.
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